A quick recap of the week

posted Aug 18, 2012
week review 2012-08-18

Here are a few highlights from the past holiday week on AOA:

+ We gave away weekend passes to Rest Fest by asking: What's something about the Capital Region that you would like to see restored?

+ The Capitol crane is finally coming down.

+ New York is less obese than most of the other states (not the same thing as be not obese).

+ We stopped by Giants practice at UAlbany before they left town -- maybe for the last time.

+ Fin -- the popular mobile fishmonger -- is opening a permanent shop in Guilderland.

+ The Albany Police Department is taking a step toward sharing more information with the public.

+ What was up in the Neighborhood this week: lights on Lark, grand jury duty, ice cream sandwiches, polo, Playhouse in the Park, getting muddy at the Warrior Dash, the Altamont Fair, 45-cent avocados, $14 biscotti, cookie butter, a disappointing breakfast, salamanders, and Dutch dogs.

+ Greg talked about what it was like to serve on an Albany County grand jury.

+ Albany's DelSo neighborhood is now Google official.

+ A few of the items found on Craigslist this week: a drive-by smiling, a different interpretation of Jack and Jill, asking random people to go to a wedding, and four mannequins.

+ The Schenectady Museum changed its name.

+ We got the word on what's up with a school building residential conversion near Washington Park.

+ You can register to vote online now.

+ And Casey found why you should look for the ugly peaches.

If you'd just like the whole week unfiltered, check our listing of the last seven days of AOA.

Thanks to everyone who posted a comment or shared an idea this week!

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